Framed wall opening



Aug. 26, 1930. A, BAUM 1,774,250

FRAMED WALL OPENING Filed July 22, 1929` framed Aug. 26,1930 1 k` 'i 1,774,250

k4.0 masonr wall consistinoof tiles one or ment.

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i y l IsAAc A. BAUM, or cnroAeojfILnrnors A A i FRAMED WALL ornlvine i l p Application mea July v22, 192e. semaine. soaos. i i u My invention relates to buildings and par- The door frame is'of a forniillustrated'in ticularly to a novel form of connection be-V several of my copending applications n for tween a masonry wall and a steel frame for a. patents, con'iprising ajambl, door stop wall opening.k Vand side flangesv 17 jresult'ing'- in achannel 5 It is customary and, in fact, the universal lshaped member that snugly fits overthe re- 55 practice, wheresteel frames are inserted in duced portion 1 1. Preferablythe flanges 17 wall openings, to construct the i wall of are provided with; struck Aoutloops or projeclnasonry or other element with the thickness tions lthat serve as anchors for theplaster. of the wall corresponding substantiallyto -irplaster.finishnieinberin the form of a con- 10 the thickness of the buck or jamband then V'tinuous L-shaped Astrip 1,9A is welded to thel so 1 finishing the wall interior and exterior, or outer faces ofthe flanges 17, the strips having both, with plaster or other materials. a rebent margin QOt-hat acts yalso tofanchor It is also becoming an accepted practice the plastic material indicated .at 21.. to build the wall of masonry elements such as vThe provision Vof the undercut abutment tile without interior or exterior finish; in 4l2 serves to securely anchor the plaster to the e5 other words, to allow the side faces of the masonry andthe other anchors already, retile to constitute the Vexposed surfaces of the ferred to serve theV same purpose with relawalls. In the use' of metalbuck or jamb 4tion to the fframe. Thus the surfaces'ofthe members this presents objections due to the wall isr continued to the edge 'of the/finish difiiculty in decorating or otherwise harmon- .member ,19.l I, Y@ Y A izing the relatively large exposed area of Ifdesired, as indicatedin Figz, I 'may metal. l l provide a molding strip22lof wood or stone I have devised a wall construction 1n which on the inside. face of the wall. Y the masonry elements are of the full thick- Obviously, the vexact form and arrange;

ness of the finished wall and with the edge 'ment is notgessential and modifications may. 're

bounding the wall opening of reduced thickbe made in the construction ,without departness, thus permitting a channel-shaped buck ing from the spiritV of my invention. i f to be fitted thereover. The open space re- I @lai'mj o l sulting from such association of elements is n 1, In'vwlail construction, the combination :1,0 filled with plaster or other plastic material in of ametal amb and buckfof generally chane a desired manner. n nel shape and masonry 'elements-having a The invent-ion will be more readily underthickness substantially equal to the thickness stood by reference to the, accompanying of the finished ,Wall md being vof redued.

drawings, in which thickness at the point of the .door opening,

Fig` l lS a pGISpeClVG SeCtlOllal'VleW Of L Said, Channel .fitting @yer the portion 0f re- S5 fragment of a wall arranged in accordancel duced thickness, and aplasternnishingmemwith my inventOn; and' ber projecting' from the side of the channel Fig. 2 is a sectional View, therethrough. and terminating substantially in the plane f In the drawings, I have lluStrated a ,ofi the ekteriorvsurface of said-masonry eleo 90 both of the faces of which may be finished 2. In wall constniction,` the combination I to provide an attractive inner or outer eX- of a metal jamb and buck of generally chanposure. [it the edge bounding the wallopennel shape and masonry elements having a ing, the tiles are of reduced thickness thus lthickness substantially equal to the thickness providing the portion 11. Preferably the of the finished wall and being of reduced abutment or edge atthe junction of the rethickness ,at the point vof the door opening, duced portion with the main portion is unsaid channel fittingover the portion of redercut as at 12, and if desired for decorative duced thickness, a plaster finishing member purposes, the flange 13 resulting from the lprojecting from the side of'the'channel and undercutting is notched or scalloped, as at 14. terminating substantially in the plane of the Aso c exterior surface of said masonry element, and

plastic material in the space between the finish member and the edge of the masonry element.

3. In Wall construction the combination of ajamb and buck of generally channel shape provided with a continuous plaster finish flange projecting laterally from a side flange of thechannel, a masonry element having an end portion of reduced thickness with the channel fitting over the said reduced portion thereby leaving an open space between the plaster finish member and the edge formed by the reduction in thickness of the masonry element, andv plaster in said space.

4. In wall construction the combination of a amb and buck of generally channel shape provided with a continuous plaster finish flange proj ecting laterally `from a side flange of the channel, a masonry element having an end portion of reduced thickness with the channel fitting over the said reduced portion thereby leaving an openVv space between the plaster finish member andthe edge formed by the reduction in thickness of the masonry l element, plasterrin said space,"and means for anchoringthe plaster in said space.

5.V In combination a metal frame member oii'channel shape in cross section havingva continuous lateral flange acting` as a plaster terminal and ground, a masonry element of reduced thickness at its edge over which said frame member isisnugly fitted, the abutment i formedv by reducing the thickness of said masonry element being undercut, and plaster in the space between said plaster terminal `and said undercut abutment.

6. In wall construction, the combination of a plurality of `masonry elements having portions kof reduced thickness at the edge that outlines a wall opening, a metal frame mem- Yber having` ortions fitting over said orc b :e

tions `of reduced thickness, and plastic material overlying the part of the frame member that engages the reduced portion.

' 7. Inwall construction, the combination of a pluralityof masonry elements having por-- V tions of reduced thickness at the edge that outlines a Wall opening, a metal frame member havingportionsfitting over said portions of reduced thickness, plastic material overlying the part of the frame memberthat engages the reduced portion, and means for anchoring the plastic material to the metal of the frame. 

